Immobilien: Kaufpreise für Wohnungen sinken erstmals seit mehr als zwei Jahren
In Deutschland zeichnet sich eine Trendumkehr am deutschen Immobilienmarkt ab. Für Kaufinteressenten ergeben sich dadurch neue Chancen – allerdings abhängig von der jeweiligen Region.
Bad news for sellers, good news for buyers as German property market prices fall for the first time in over two years, according to the Greix Kaufpreisindex released by the Kiel Institute for World Economy on Thursday. The index, based on notarized property sales, shows a 0.2% drop in apartment prices year-on-year in the third quarter of 2026, marking the first decline since the second quarter of 2024.
Regional variation is evident, with Berlin apartments falling 0.9% compared to the previous quarter and 2.9% year-on-year. In contrast, cities like Cologne saw price increases of 2.8% compared to the previous quarter, while Frankfurt and Düsseldorf reported 2.4% and 0.8% increases, respectively. Prices in Stuttgart and Leipzig remained stagnant.
The nationwide trend however indicates a cooling off, with prices up 0.5% compared to the previous quarter, but overall, the market momentum appears to be fading. As of early 2025, apartment prices had risen 3.3% year-on-year, while the increase slowed to just 0.1% in the second quarter of 2026.
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